Stations of the CrossATONEMENTONLINE - February 21, 2015 ... stone's cast, and kneeled down, and prayed, saying, Father, if thou be willing, remove this cup from me: nevertheless not my will, but thine be done... As soon as Judas was come, he goeth straightway to Jesus, and saith, Master, Master: and kissed him. Then the band and the captain and officers of the Jews took Jesus, and bound him, and led him away. Let us pray. Assist us mercifully with thy help, O Lord God of our salvation, that we may enter with joy upon the meditation of those mighty ...http://atonementparish.blogspot.com/2015/02/stations-of-cross.html

The Oriental Orthodox Churches and Rome: An Ecumenism Forged by the Blood of MartyrsMONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - February 13, 2015 ... participants hope to finalise a joint document on Communion and Communication in the first five centuries of Christianity. The Oriental Orthodox Churches are amongst the most ancient Christian communities in the world, founded according to tradition by the first apostles in Egypt, Armenia, Syria, India and Ethiopia in the decades following Christ's death and Resurrection. They have not been in communion with either the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox world since they officially severed ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-oriental-orthodox-churches-and-rome.html

February 11th: Our Lady of Lourdes: A New Icon of Our Lady,a Sermon by Dr Rowan Williams and Two FilmsMONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - February 11, 2015 ... workshop and made an image of Our Lady according to her instructions. He then visited her again in her convent to show her his statue. He was surprised at her reaction. "That is not Our Lady!" she exclaimed. "But I made it exactly according to your instructions!" said the poor sculptor. "I know; but it is not the Virgin," said Bernadette. He then showed her a collection of pictures of Our Lady, each with its own title, "Our Lady of...." and asked her to point out to him the ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2015/02/february-11th-our-lady-of-lourdes-new.html

Archbishop Speaks OutCATHOLIC CONCLAVE - February 10, 2015 ... different circumstances. I was member of some assemblies of the Synod of Bishops in the Vatican which covered themes such as "Asia" and "The Eucharist". This experience as well as others give me the basis to express my opinion on the current crisis of the Catholic Church. These are my convictions and they are dictated by my love of the Church and by the desire for her authentic renewal in Christ. I am forced to resort to this public means of expression because I fear that any other method ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZMRq/~3/mlaRRY9iMWE/archbishop-speaks-out.html

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Efficatious Petition Prayer and ThanksgivingsDEVOTIONS TO OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL - February 9, 2015 ... listening to my miserable prayers, and I thank you for all the graces, blessings, favours, petitions granted and for your unceasing protection and intercession and all good things that happened to me and to my loved ones through your help, with love and devotion, JP (27.8.08). Thank You, Mother Mary for answering my prayers. Connie (29.8.08). Thank you, Mary, for your speedy and effective help. Tanja has been acting less ...http://devotionstoourladyofmtcarmel.blogspot.com/2008/09/prayer-should-be-said-devoutly-for.html

Last Place, Behind JesusGOD IS AT WORK IN YOU! - February 8, 2015 ... flowers of many various types at the foot of the Cross, which console Him. Better yet, we can join Him on the Cross. THE MORNING OFFERING BEFORE THE DEVOTION TO THE HOLY FACE OF JESUS As you adore our Lord and ask God for the strength to accomplish His will, you are suddenly inspired to offer Jesus your complete FIDELITY. He had already pledged His, and this moment is very profound and very beautiful. Then together with our Carpenter King, you pray for the sanctification and eternal salvation ...http://godisatworkinyou.blogspot.com/2015/02/last-place-behind-jesus.html

Liturgical Notes on the Purification of the VirginMaryNEW LITURGICAL MOVEMENT - February 2, 2015 ... blessedMary as She came into the temple to offer Her Son, Christ. … The Lord's coming into the temple signifies His coming into the Church, and into the mind of each faithful soul, which is a spiritual temple. The Lord foretold this coming through the prophet Malachi, "Behold, I send my Angel before thy face etc." ( chap. 3, 1-4, the epistle of the feast. ) Secondly, in regard to Her that gave birth, it is also called the feast of the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TheNewLiturgicalMovement/~3/7l7YNaRySwc/liturgical-notes-on-purification-of.html

WDTPRS: CandlemasFR. Z'S BLOG - February 2, 2015 ... traditional way and according to the older Roman calendar the Feast of the Purification of the BlessedVirginMary, Holy Church would cease to sing the Marian antiphon associated with Christmas, It is forty days since Christmas. In the physical world, we in the Northern hemisphere are beginning to notice more and more the growing of the light of day. The seemingly endless darkness of the short days has finally in a noticeable way been ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/wdtprs/DhFa/~3/Tv2qaRyTYzs/

Celebrate St. Brigid With Simple Stories and NotebookingTRAINING HAPPY HEARTS - February 1, 2015 ... online at By Hand, With Heart . St. Brigid Psalm from the Brigidine Sisters site. St. Brigid's Blessing, also from the Brigidine Sisters' site Reflecting on the words of the prayers, we talked about how we might be strong, valiant, firm, true and faithful today; how we might bless others with our hears, hands and feet; and how we might bring light, hope and peace to the world today. We also talked about how, through the years, ...http://traininghappyhearts.blogspot.com/2015/02/celebrate-st-brigid-with-simple-stories.html

TRADITIONAL LITURGY IN ITS POST-VATICAN II FORM - 4: EUCHARISTIC PRAYER IV by Louis Bouyer and Enrico MazzaMONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - January 29, 2015 ... Celebration of the praise of God Introduction to the Sanctus Sanctus Anamnesis of salvation First epiclesis Account of institution Anamnesis in the narrow sense Offering Second epiclesis Intercessions Doxology M. Arranz justifiably likens the structure of this prayer to the Syro-Antiochene anaphoras, except, of course, for the first epiclesis which comes from the Alexandrian liturgy. After the opening dialogue, the prayer praises God for his greatness, that is, for being himself. Next comes ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2015/01/traditional-liturgy-in-its-post-vatican_29.html

Traditional Catholic Prayers for the Week (Octave) of Prayer for Christian UnityA CATHOLIC LIFE - January 20, 2015PRAYERS FOR THE CHURCH UNITY OCTAVE January 18 through 25 Official Octave Prayer (to be recited daily) ANTIPHON: That they all may be one, as Thou, Father, in Me and I in Thee; that they also may be one in Us; that the world may believe that Thou hast sent Me. (John 17:21) V. I say unto thee that thou art Peter, R. And upon this Rock I will build My Church. Let us pray: O Lord Jesus Christ, Who saidst untoThine Apostles peace I leave with you, My peace I give unto you, ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/myST/~3/vhhGpXxbF2g/traditional-catholic-prayers-for-week.html

The Epiphany BlessingARE WE THERE YET? - January 9, 2015 ... (followed by his re-reading in English) prayed by a good priest, who is also a friend... Well, we feel as if our house is triply blessed! Here's the text of the prayers of the Epiphany Blessing in English : Priest/Father: Peace be to this house. All: And to all who dwell herein. Priest: From the east came the Magi to Bethlehem to adore the Lord; and opening their treasures they offered precious gifts: gold for the great King, incense for the true God, and ...http://arewethereyet-davisfarmmom.blogspot.com/2015/01/the-epiphany-blessing.html

In Nómine Jesu Omne Genu FlectáturPONDERED IN MY HEART - January 4, 2015 ... Jesus is Light, and Food, and Medicine. It is Light, when it is preached to us; it is Food, when we think upon it; it is the Medicine that soothes our pains when we invoke it. Let us say a word on each of these. Tell me, whence came there, into the whole world, so bright and sudden a light, if not from the preaching of the Name of Jesus? Was it not by the light of this Name that God called us unto His admirable Light? Wherewith being enlightened, and in this light, seeing the Light, we take ...http://ponderedinmyheart.typepad.com/pondered_in_my_heart/2015/01/in-n%C3%B3mine-jesu-omne-genu-flect%C3%A1tur.html

TRADITIONAL LITURGY IN ITS POST-VATICAN II FORM - II: EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II by Father Louis Bouyer Cong. OratMONKS AND MERMAIDS (A BENEDICTINE BLOG) - January 3, 2015 ... OSB composed this prayer, and so the author of this commentary knows what he is talking about. As with the first post, I shall write in white and Louis Bouyer's contribution will be in yellow. We learned from the first article that the main concern of liturgists in presenting us with new eucharistic prayers was liturgical ecology. Firstly, so much tradition had been swept into oblivion or strictly curtailed by the advance of the Roman Rite at the expense of ...http://fatherdavidbirdosb.blogspot.com/2015/01/traditional-liturgy-in-its-post-vatican.html

Mary, Mother of GodDA MIHI ANIMAS - January 1, 2015 ... celebrates the Solemnity of the Holy Mother of God. The divine and virginal motherhood of the BlessedVirginMary is a singular salvific event: for Our Lady it was the foretaste and cause of her extraordinary glory; for us it is a source of grace and salvation because "through her we have received the Author of life". The solemnity of the 1 January, an eminently Marian feast, presents an excellent opportunity for liturgical piety to encounter ...http://salesianity.blogspot.com/2015/01/mary-mother-of-god.html

A Covenant With Christ and Crucial Christmas Consecration in a Grand Cathedral on CalvaryGOD IS AT WORK IN YOU! - December 28, 2014 ... prie-dieu at the altar and wed your Redeemer! Receive Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament among spiritual captives and those who are free, outfitted in reparation and robed by an angel in God's majesty. Be unified with the greatest Source of grace we have on earth and join Him in a personal and public Blood Covenant on what turns out to be a very important day in salvation history. Christ our faithful King has come again to save us, and lead us, because He is so in ...http://godisatworkinyou.blogspot.com/2014/12/a-covenant-with-christ-and-crucial.html

Francis: Must the Middle East Suffer the Lack of Peace?VIS NEWS - HOLY SEE PRESS OFFICE - December 23, 2014 ... East. They have been aggravated in the past months because of the continuing hostilities in the region, but especially because of the work of a newer and disturbing terrorist organisation, of previously unimaginable dimensions, which has perpetrated all kinds of abuses and inhuman acts. It has particularly affected a number of you, who have been brutally driven out of your native lands, where Christians have been present since apostolic times. Nor, in writing to you, can I remain silent ...http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2014/12/francis-must-middle-east-suffer-lack-of.html

Christmas Novena Starts December 16CATHOLIC FIRE - December 16, 2014 ... O God, come to my assistance. All: O Lord, make haste to help us. Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Alleluia. Father: The Lord our Coming King, hasten to adore. All: The Lord our Coming King, hasten to adore. Eldest child: Rejoice, O Daughter of Sion, and exult, O Daughter of Jerusalem. All: The Lord our Coming King, hasten to adore. Eldest child: Behold, He that is God and man shall come ...http://catholicfire.blogspot.com/2014/12/christmas-novena-starts-december-16.html

The Immaculate Conception- Devotion for DecemberCATHOLIC CONCLAVE - December 14, 2014 Wherefore, in humility and fasting, we unceasingly offered our private prayers as well as the public prayers of the Church to God the Father through his Son, that he would deign to direct and strengthen our mind by the power of the Holy Spirit. In like manner did we implore the help of the entire heavenly host as we ardently invoked the Paraclete. Accordingly, by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, for the honor of the Holy and undivided Trinity, for the ...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/ZMRq/~3/yEymMRtcP8I/the-immaculate-conception-devotion-for.html

The Imagery of AbortionTHAT THE BONES YOU HAVE CRUSHED MAY THRILL - December 11, 2014 ... think that there is a reason why Good Counsel Network and other pro-life movements involved in, for example, 40 Days for Life, do not go in for this 'shock' tactic. It seems to be a strategy so ill-thought out, so lending itself to an angered response, that it is almost inviting Governmental repression of the pro-life movement and peaceful vigils for an end to abortion. Our Lady of Guadalupe: Patroness of the Unborn After all, the strategy of one group - and it appears that it is this group in ...http://thatthebonesyouhavecrushedmaythrill.blogspot.com/2014/12/the-imagery-of-abortion.html